Nothing Feels Natural

Nothing Feels Natural
Studio album by Priests
Released	January 27, 2017 (2017-01-27)
Genre	Punk rock [1]
Length	33:33
Label	Sister Polygon
Priests chronology
Bodies and Control and Money and Power (2014) Nothing Feels Natural (2017) The Seduction of Kansas (2019)

Nothing Feels Natural is the debut studio album by American punk rock band Priests. It was released through Sister Polygon Records on January 27, 2017. ^{[2] [3]}

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.5/10 [4]
Metacritic	83/100 [5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
The Austin Chronicle	[7]
Chicago Tribune	[8]
Consequence of Sound	B [3]
Exclaim!	8/10 [9]
Paste	8.3/10 [10]
Pitchfork	8.5/10 [1]
PopMatters	7/10 [11]
Under the Radar	7.5/10 [12]

Nothing Feels Natural received an average score of 83 based on 13 reviews on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim". ^[5]

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
PopMatters	The Best Indie Rock of 2017	10	[13]
Pitchfork	The 50 Best Albums of 2017	25	[14]
Pitchfork	The 20 Best Rock Albums of 2017	6	[15]
NPR	The 50 Best Albums Of 2017	44	[16]
Newsweek	The 17 Best Albums Of 2017	10	[17]
The Atlantic	The 10 Best Albums of 2017	8	[18]
The A.V. Club	The 20 Best albums of 2017	6	[19]
Billboard	50 Best Albums of 2017	25	[20]
Stereogum	The 50 Best Albums of 2017	3	[21]

Track listing

Nothing Feels Natural track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Guest artist(s)	Length
1.	"Appropriate"	Priests	Luke Stewart Hugh McElroy Kevin Erickson	5:13
2.	"JJ"	Priests	Perry Fustero	2:57
3.	"Nicki"	Priests	Kevin Erickson	3:40
4.	"Lelia 20"	Priests	Janel Leppin	3:09
5.	"No Big Bang"	Priests	Hugh McElroy	2:48
6.	"Interlude"	Janel Leppin		1:17
7.	"Nothing Feels Natural"	Priests	Janel Leppin Kevin Erickson Brendan Polmer	3:59
8.	"Pink White House"	Priests	Kevin Erickson	4:05
9.	"Puff"	Priests		1:52
10.	"Suck"	Priests	Mark Cisneros	4:33

Personnel

Priests

• Katie Alice Greer – vocals
• Daniele Daniele – drums
• G.L. Jaguar – guitar
• Taylor Mulitz – bass, guitar (on "JJ", "Nothing Feels Natural", "Suck")

Additional musicians

• Janel Leppin – cello, mellotron, pedal steel guitar, electronics ^{[22] [23]}
• Luke Stewart – alto saxophone
• Mark Cisneros – bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, vibraphone, percussion
• Perry Fustero – piano
• Brendan Polmer – tambourine
• Kevin Erickson – percussion, Rhodes, guitar
• Hugh McElroy – bass, synthesizer

Technical personnel

• Kevin Erickson – producer
• Hugh McElroy – engineer
• Don Godwin – mixing
• T.J. Lipple – mastering

References

1. Snapes, Laura (February 1, 2017). "Priests: Nothing Feels Natural". Pitchfork . Retrieved May 11, 2017.
2. "Nothing Feels Natural : Priests" . Retrieved May 10, 2017.
3. Kivel, Adam (January 29, 2017). "Priests – Nothing Feels Natural". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved May 11, 2017.
4. "Nothing Feels Natural by Priests reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
5. "Reviews and Tracks for Nothing Feels Natural by Priests". Metacritic . Retrieved May 10, 2017.
6. Phares, Heather. "Nothing Feels Natural – Priests". AllMusic . Retrieved April 7, 2019.
7. Webster, Libby (March 17, 2017). "Priests: Nothing Feels Natural (Sister Polygon)". The Austin Chronicle . Retrieved January 24, 2018.
8. Kot, Greg (February 10, 2017). "Priests' struggle leads to staggering debut album". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved January 24, 2018.
9. Blenkarn, Matthew (January 25, 2017). "Priests: Nothing Feels Natural". Exclaim! . Retrieved January 24, 2018.
10. Schonfeld, Zach (February 3, 2017). "Priests: Nothing Feels Natural Review". Paste . Retrieved November 1, 2018.
11. Laird, Christopher (January 24, 2017). "Priests: Nothing Feels Natural". PopMatters . Retrieved January 24, 2018.
12. Berlyant, Matthew (February 6, 2017). "Priests: Nothing Feels Natural (Sister Polygon)". Under the Radar . Retrieved November 1, 2018.
13. Thiessen, Christopher; Kok, Dan (December 4, 2017). "The Best Indie Rock of 2017". Stereogum . Retrieved December 8, 2017.
14. "The 50 Best Albums of 2017". Pitchfork. December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
15. "The 20 Best Rock Albums of 2017". Pitchfork. December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
16. "The 50 Best Albums Of 2017". NPR. December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
17. "The 17 Best Albums Of 2017". Newsweek. December 18, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
18. "The 10 Best Albums of 2017". The Atlantic. December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
19. "The A.V. Club's 20 Best albums of 2017". The A.V. Club. December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
20. "Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2017: Critics' Picks". Billboard. December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
21. Stereogum Staff (December 5, 2017). "The 50 Best Albums of 2017". Stereogum . Retrieved December 6, 2017.
22. Gotrich, Lars (January 19, 2017). "Review: Priests, 'Nothing Feels Natural'". NPR. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
23. Pelly, Jenn (2020). Nothing Feels Natural: Interviews in 2016. Rough Trade Books. ISBN   9781912722488 . Retrieved February 24, 2021.